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AOL Black Voices: Top 11 R&B Geniuses http://blackvoices.aol.co...iusgallery
Luther Vandross R. Kelly Mary J. Blige Teddy Riley Babyface Gerald Levert Erykah Badu D'Angelo Anita Baker Maxwell Keith Sweat love is a fate resigned memories mar my mind love it is a fate resigned Over futile odds and laughed at by the Gods and now the final frame Love is a losing game | |
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not this ish again  | |
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Luther is the only one who should be on that list. | |
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Yes, no stevie "ham everything" wonder. Maybe he is not that overated after all? | |
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Geniuses??? 
Luther Vandross - great voice. respected. but nothing special IMO. R. Kelly - as a producer he did some 'good' stuff. besides that  another person who should never be behind a mic.
Teddy Riley -  
Babyface - i can see that
Gerald Levert - almost a legend. sure i'll give it to him. Anita Baker - genius..hmmm? i don't know. but definitely more deserving than most. love her. Maxwell -  this man can do no wrong....so far so good.
Keith Sweat - i like his music, but, not someone i'd call a genius. oh yeah..the others...i think someone was just desperate to fill out the list.  | |
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i woulda put maurice white in the list. I prefer him over philip bailey, who still has a supurb voice, so maybe both should be in the top 10?
Luthers voice is incredible though. Teddy riley does not sing LOL, except if u count "long gone", and many would say his voice ruined that track (i dig his voice on that cut though, it sounds sincere) [Edited 10/11/06 17:56pm] | |
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how accurate.. to give maxwell such a one up on so many R&B artists that have came and went..
i guess people thought "NOW" was a masterpiece...  | |
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lilgish said: Luther is the only one who should be on that list.
Replace Luther with Teddy Riley and I agree. Of course, it all depends on how you define the word genius. Most of the people on that list are little more than great vocalists (technically and/or emotionally). D'Angelo's 2 albums are spectacular, Babyface has written a lot of great songs, and R. Kelly has been pretty prolific, but if you talk about songwriting, producing, arranging, playing, and influence, T.R. is head and shoulders above the others on the list. Of course, any list with that title that doesn't include Stevie Wonder is a complete joke, so whatever.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Where DA FUCK Is Quincy Jones, Barry White, Marvin Gaye Teddy Pendergrass, Lenny Williams?????
sorry but that list was garbage! I am a Rail Road, Track Abandoned
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Scorpion said: http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_entertainment/chevyurbanaccesshub/rnbgeniusgallery
Luther Vandross R. Kelly Mary J. Blige Teddy Riley Babyface Gerald Levert Erykah Badu D'Angelo Anita Baker Maxwell Keith Sweat  | |
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EmbattledWarrior said: Where DA FUCK Is Quincy Jones, Barry White, Marvin Gaye Teddy Pendergrass, Lenny Williams?????
sorry but that list was garbage! HOT garbage. | |
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lol | |
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why 11?
Is 11 the new 10? | |
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MikeMatronik said: why 11?
Is 11 the new 10? while the aol bastids were compiling the list, i guess a couple of 'em got into an argument..."no, we gotta add so n'so! they're totally genius!" | |
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lilgish said: Luther is the only one who should be on that list.
I definitely have to agree. Although I like Mary, D'Angelo and Anita I would NEVER call any of them geniuses. The rest of the list is a bit of a joke. | |
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there are ppl on the list I LIKE..but..... | |
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Seems like they only consider artists geniuses if they make boring slow shit only. If not, Prince and Stevie would have been at the top of the list. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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vainandy said: Seems like they only consider artists geniuses if they make boring slow shit only. If not, Prince and Stevie would have been at the top of the list.
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The whole list is fucked up I am me. You are you. | |
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AOL does that sad list every year, and it gets sillier each time.... ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I can live with everybody except Mary J and Keith Sweat. There is just no way to associate the word genius with either of them in a musical sense.
Luther is very deserving of the spot as is D'Angelo. Anita Baker is that vocalist that many have copied but few give credit as an influence. Erykah is a brilliant lyricist. Whether you like her voice or not, she can write her skinny ass off. It was "ingenius" of Teddy to sell 1,000 variations of the same groove to so many artists in the 90s. R.Kelly is not a genius. He does have an uncanny ability to keep his finger on the pulse of the masses and though I've never been a fan, I have to respect that. Maxwell and Gerald are incredible vocalists. Two of the best in the biz. I don't know about genius but they are undeniable. | |
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If Keith Sweat is a genius then DAMN!! I am me. You are you. | |
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From dictionary.com...
gen‧ius –noun, plural gen‧ius‧es 1. an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. 2. a person having such capacity. Oh, I get it. They must not consider Prince R&B. perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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